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Pressoreceptors

Known as: Arterial Stretch Receptors, Pressoreceptor, Stretch Receptor, Vascular 
Receptors in the vascular system, particularly the aorta and carotid sinus, which are sensitive to stretch of the vessel walls.
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Afferent neuronMechanoreceptorsSensory Receptor CellsSympathetic Nervous System
BaroreflexBlood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

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1997
1997
Phase dependencies of the human baroreceptor reflex.
We studied the influence of respiratory and cardiac phase on responses of the cardiac pacemaker to brief (0.35-s) increases of… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Variability of the haemodynamic responses to laboratory tests employed in assessment of neural cardiovascular regulation in man.
In man evaluation of neural cardiovascular regulation makes use of a variety of tests which address the excitatory and reflex… 
1985
1985
The role of proprioception in locust flight control. II: Information signalled by forewing stretch receptors during flight
1984
1984
Local Modulation of Noradrenaline Release In Vivo: Presynaptic β2‐Adrenoceptors and Endogenous Adrenaline
Isoprenaline bitartrate (0.5 μg/kg/min i.v.) increased the rate of noradrenaline release into the circulation of pentobarbitone… 
1983
1983
Baroreflex control of the circulation in chronically instrumented fetal lambs.
The role of the arterial baroreceptors in regulating the fetal circulation was studied in 18 chronically instrumented fetal lambs… 
1978
1978
The function of baroreceptor C fibres in the rabbit's aortic nerve.
The participation of aortic nerve C fibers in the baroreflex was investigated by recording changes in renal nerve activity in… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Actions of sodium and potassium ions on baroreceptors of normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats.
SUMMARY Although mechanoreceptors are known to be sensitive to extracellular Na + and K + concentrations (INa + ] 0 and [K 4 1… 
1975
1975
2nd International Adalat® Symposium
The basic action of nifedipine is to relax the muscle fibre of the vessel wall and of the myocardium by an inhibition of the… 
1970
1970
Glucose and baroreceptor function. Effects of oral administration of glucose on baroreceptor function in cerebrovascular disease and in other disorders with baroreceptor reflex block.
THE OCCURRENCE of "strokes" in association with meals is well recognized, but this relationship is not fully understood. One… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Studies upon the relationship between baroreceptor and sympathetic activity.
Simultaneous recordings of sympathetic activity in the right inferior cardiac nerve, and of baroreceptor activity in the common…